Gold$4,142▼ −$36.70 · −0.9 %Gold$4,142▼ −$36.70 · −0.9 %Silver$60.52▼ −$0.60 · −1.0 %Silver$60.52▼ −$0.60 · −1.0 %Platinum$1,701▼ −$23.00 · −1.3 %Platinum$1,701▼ −$23.00 · −1.3 %Palladium$1,192▼ −$12.00 · −1.0 %Palladium$1,192▼ −$12.00 · −1.0 %Market closed · last data Friday Oct 2, 2026, 5.00 PM EDT

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Gold$4,142▼ −$36.70 · −0.9 %Gold$4,142▼ −$36.70 · −0.9 %Silver$60.52▼ −$0.60 · −1.0 %Silver$60.52▼ −$0.60 · −1.0 %Platinum$1,701▼ −$23.00 · −1.3 %Platinum$1,701▼ −$23.00 · −1.3 %Palladium$1,192▼ −$12.00 · −1.0 %Palladium$1,192▼ −$12.00 · −1.0 %Market closed · last data Friday Oct 2, 2026, 5.00 PM EDT

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Grading guide

Grading and Preservation Guide

The grade sums up a coin's real condition in a number and a few letters, and much of its numismatic value depends on it. Here is the scale used by NGC and PCGS, the meaning of MS, PF, PL and DCAM and the basic care that keeps your pieces from losing grade.

Full text in E1 section 7.

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